Robeco signs UN's Principles for Responsible Investment

                                                                

Robeco announced today that it has signed the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

 

Robeco has the view that environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues affect the [long term] performance of investment portfolios. The Principles for Responsible Investment provides a framework to incorporate these issues into traditional investment portfolios.

 

The Principles are voluntary and aspirational. They are not prescriptive, but instead provide a menu of possible actions for incorporating ESG issues into mainstream investment decision-making and ownership practices. 

 

Signing represents a very real commitment to the Principles, demonstrating support from the top-level leadership of Robeco's whole investment business. Moreover, applying the Principles should not only lead to better long-term financial returns but also a closer alignment between the objectives of institutional investors and those of society at large.

 

Commenting on its commitment, George Möller, CEO of Robeco said: "We are confident that the integration of sustainability, as a governing principle in mainstream asset management, will become a dominant theme in global asset management. The Principles provide a good framework towards further integration of these issues into traditional investment portfolio."

 

Robeco provides discretionary asset management products and services, as well as a complete range of mutual funds to a large number of institutional and retail clients worldwide. Robeco's product range encompasses fixed income and equity investments, balanced accounts, money-market funds and alternative investments.

 

Robeco distributes its funds for the retail market directly and through other financial institutions. Several of its mutual funds, including the flagship Robeco N.V., are listed on major European stock exchanges such as Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt and London.

 

Robeco services its clients not only from its head office in Rotterdam but also from its European offices in Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. In the United States, Robeco has offices in New York (NY), Boston, (MA), Greenbrae (CA), San Francisco (CA) and Toledo (Harbor Capital Advisors). Robeco also has an office in Bahrain and an office in Japan.

 

Robeco is the center for asset management within the Rabobank Group and has full operational independence. The combination of the highest credit ratings from the major international rating agencies and the highest Sustainability Cluster Score within the banking sector reflects the high added value Rabobank has always offered its investors, members, clients and employees.

The full text of the Principles for Responsible Investment, as well as an updated list of signatories is available in several languages at http://www.unpri.org.

 

 

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